END OF WATCH: March 20, 1933 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman George Effinger died at St. Alexis Hospital of a bullet wound to one of his lungs. He had been a member of the police department about one year. Patrolman Effinger, along with Patrolman Wieczorek and three other officers, responded to a call that Paul Jaworski,Read More

END OF WATCH: July 29, 1935 Cleveland Police Department Age: 28 Harold Beingesser was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on April 1, 1931 and was assigned to the Thirteenth Precinct on East 80th Street and Superior Avenue. On June 14, 1934, Beingesser was transferred to the detective bureau. Detectives Harold Beingesser and Harry McCueRead More

END OF WATCH: July 29, 1935 Cleveland Police Department Age: 33 Harry McCue was appointed to the Cleveland Police Department on June 16, 1928, assigned to the Tenth Precinct located at West 53rd Street and Lorain Avenue. McCue was later appointed to the rank of detective on July 16, 1929. Detectives Harry McCue and HaroldRead More

END OF WATCH: August 3, 1935 Cleveland Police Department Age: 33 Patrolman Martin Carlin was appointed to duty on August 10, 1934. In March of the following year, he was assigned to plainclothes duty in the detective bureau. He was mortally wounded in the line of duty on July 29th. July 29, 1935, was predictedRead More

END OF WATCH: October 20, 1935 Cleveland Police Department Patrolman William Burmeister was part of the Cleveland Police Department’s Motorcycle Unit. Burmeister had been in the Motorcycle Unit for most of his six years on the force. He was appointed on June 14, 1929, and was assigned to the traffic division in December of thatRead More

END OF WATCH: April 1, 1936 Cleveland Police Department On April 1, 1936, Officer Joseph Ternansky was found face down in the rear parking lot of 748 Eagle Avenue. Investigation revealed he was shot and killed with a .32 caliber revolver. Patrolman Ternanski and another off-duty officer had dinner at the above address, after which,Read More

END OF WATCH: December 10, 1936 Cleveland Police Department On February 3, 1917, Officer Otto Mosholder was making a routine call at East 22nd and Woodland when he noticed, Patrolman Stewart following two men with a push cart turning into Decatur Court. Patrolman Stewart was talking to the men and began to take the coverRead More

END OF WATCH: December 18, 1937 Cleveland Police Department “On Saturday, December 18, 1937, at 11:00 pm, Patrolmen Virgil Bayne and Gerald Bode were shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at Mullen’s Service Gas Station on 8609 Buckeye Road. Patrolmen observed five suspects acting suspicious and attempted to question them. Patrolman Bayne approachedRead More

END OF WATCH: December 18, 1937 Cleveland Police Department Age: 36 On Saturday, December 18, 1937, at 11:00 pm, Patrolmen Gerald Bode and Virgil Bayne were shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at Mullen’s Service Gas Station, 8609 Buckeye Road. Patrolmen observed five suspects acting suspicious and attempted to question them. Patrolman BayneRead More

END OF WATCH: January 4, 1938 Cleveland Police Department Age: 38 On January 7, 1931, Officers John J. Cleary, and James Ryan were working a plain clothes detail and were detailed to investigate a robbery at 2211 Franklin Avenue in Cleveland. Cleary and Ryan located one of the suspects in room 309 of the AlfredRead More